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On 22 May 2017, a '''bombing at the Manchester Arena''' at the end of a concert by Ariana Grande killed 22 people and injuring 119. The BBC reported that "[[Salman Abedi]] was named by police as the suicide bomber shortly after the attack". Police were called to the scene of the bombing at 22:33 local time, along with medical personnel.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-40008389 "Manchester Arena attack: What we know so far"]''</ref> The [[Islamic State]] reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.<ref>''[http://www.vocativ.com/432183/isis-claims-deadly-ariana-grande-concert-bombing-that-killed-22/ "ISIS Claims Deadly Ariana Grande Concert Bombing That Killed 22"]''</ref>
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On 22 May 2017, a '''bombing at the Manchester Arena''' at the end of a concert by Ariana Grande killed 22 people and injuring 119. The BBC reported that "[[Salman Abedi]] was named by police as the suicide bomber shortly after the attack". Police were called to the scene of the bombing at 22:33 local time, along with medical personnel.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-40008389 "Manchester Arena attack: What we know so far"]''</ref> The [[Islamic State]] reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.<ref>''[http://www.vocativ.com/432183/isis-claims-deadly-ariana-grande-concert-bombing-that-killed-22/ "ISIS Claims Deadly Ariana Grande Concert Bombing That Killed 22"]''</ref> In March 2024, Iain Davis published ''The Manchester Arena False Flag'' about the event and about the persecution of [[Richard D. Hall]].<ref>https://off-guardian.org/2024/03/07/the-manchester-arena-false-flag/</ref>
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On 27 January 2020, [[Hashem Abedi]] went on trial at the Old Bailey in [[London]] accused of murdering 22 people and one count of attempted murder encompassing the 260 other victims injured in the terror attack carried out by his older brother, [[Salman Abedi]].
 
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On 17 March 2020, a jury convicted [[Hashem Abedi]] after less than five hours of deliberation at the end of a seven week trial at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Bailey Old Bailey.]<ref>''[https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchester-arena-bombing-trial-live-17685309 "Manchester Arena bombing trial live: Hashem Abedi found GUILTY of every charge he faced"]''</ref> On 20 August 2020, the brother of Manchester Arena bomber [[Salman Abedi]] was sentenced to at least 55 years in prison for his part in the atrocity.<ref>''[https://news.sky.com/story/hashem-abedi-brother-of-manchester-arena-bomber-sentenced-to-at-least-55-years-in-prison-12052927 "Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi sentenced to at least 55 years in prison"]''</ref>  
 
  
 
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:"A 23-year-old man, who was arrested in connection with the investigation into the attack at Manchester Arena has today, Monday 5 June 2017, been released without charge."<ref>''[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/06/brother-manchester-bomber-salman-abedi-released-without-charge/ "Brother of Manchester bomber Salman Abedi released without charge"]''</ref>
 
:"A 23-year-old man, who was arrested in connection with the investigation into the attack at Manchester Arena has today, Monday 5 June 2017, been released without charge."<ref>''[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/06/brother-manchester-bomber-salman-abedi-released-without-charge/ "Brother of Manchester bomber Salman Abedi released without charge"]''</ref>
  
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On 25 May 2017, the father and younger brother of suicide bomber [[Salman Abedi]] were arrested in Tripoli, according to a spokesman for the [[Special Deterrence Force]], a Libyan counter-terrorism force. The father, [[Ramadan Abedi]], was arrested outside his home in the Tripoli suburb of Ayn Zara on Wednesday afternoon. A witness said he was handcuffed by armed men who drove him away in two unmarked vehicles.
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On 25 May 2017, the father and younger brother of suicide bomber [[Salman Abedi]] were arrested in Tripoli, according to a spokesman for the [[Special Deterrence Force]], a Libyan "[[counter-terrorism]]" force. The father, [[Ramadan Abedi]], was arrested outside his home in the Tripoli suburb of Ayn Zara on Wednesday afternoon. A witness said he was handcuffed by armed men who drove him away in two unmarked vehicles.
  
 
[[Hashem Abedi]], younger brother of the suicide bomber, was also detained Tuesday evening on suspicion of links to [[Islamic State]], spokesman [[Ahmed Bin Salem]] said. He did not give any details on the reasons why the father was arrested.
 
[[Hashem Abedi]], younger brother of the suicide bomber, was also detained Tuesday evening on suspicion of links to [[Islamic State]], spokesman [[Ahmed Bin Salem]] said. He did not give any details on the reasons why the father was arrested.
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Salman Abedi, 22, was born in Britain to Libyan parents. [[Amber Rudd]], Britain’s interior minister, said earlier that he had recently returned from Libya and had likely not acted alone. His father lives in Tripoli.<ref>''[http://africanleadership.co.uk/father-brother-of-manchester-suicide-bomber-arrested-in-tripoli/ "Father, Brother of Manchester Suicide Bomber Arrested in Tripoli"]''</ref>
 
Salman Abedi, 22, was born in Britain to Libyan parents. [[Amber Rudd]], Britain’s interior minister, said earlier that he had recently returned from Libya and had likely not acted alone. His father lives in Tripoli.<ref>''[http://africanleadership.co.uk/father-brother-of-manchester-suicide-bomber-arrested-in-tripoli/ "Father, Brother of Manchester Suicide Bomber Arrested in Tripoli"]''</ref>
  
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On 27 January 2020, [[Hashem Abedi]] went on trial at the Old Bailey and on 17 March 2020, a jury convicted him after less than five hours of deliberation.<ref>''[https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchester-arena-bombing-trial-live-17685309 "Manchester Arena bombing trial live: Hashem Abedi found GUILTY of every charge he faced"]''</ref> On 20 August 2020, the brother of Manchester Arena bomber [[Salman Abedi]] was sentenced to at least 55 years in prison.<ref>''[https://news.sky.com/story/hashem-abedi-brother-of-manchester-arena-bomber-sentenced-to-at-least-55-years-in-prison-12052927 "Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi sentenced to at least 55 years in prison"]''</ref>
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=== MI5 turns a blind eye ===
 
In an article dated 25 May 2017, the ''MailOnline'' reported:
 
In an article dated 25 May 2017, the ''MailOnline'' reported:
 
* Former fighters including Libyan exiles and British-Libyan residents described how [[MI5]] 'sorted' their travel.
 
* Former fighters including Libyan exiles and British-Libyan residents described how [[MI5]] 'sorted' their travel.
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* Those who travelled fought alongside Islamic militants despite being subject travel bans for posing a threat.<ref>''[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4540822/Rebels-went-Libya-MI5-blessing-amid-Abedi-probe.html "Rebels living in England claim UK government let them travel to Libya to fight Gaddafi - even though they were subject to counter-terrorism orders - as investigators probe Abedi's visits to Tripoli"]''</ref>
 
* Those who travelled fought alongside Islamic militants despite being subject travel bans for posing a threat.<ref>''[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4540822/Rebels-went-Libya-MI5-blessing-amid-Abedi-probe.html "Rebels living in England claim UK government let them travel to Libya to fight Gaddafi - even though they were subject to counter-terrorism orders - as investigators probe Abedi's visits to Tripoli"]''</ref>
  
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On 30 May 2017, [[Jonathan Cook]] published an article entitled "[[MI6]], [[Theresa May]] and the Manchester attack":
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On 30 May 2017, [[Jonathan Cook]] published an article entitled ''[[MI6]], [[Theresa May]] and the Manchester attack"'', which depicted the attack as blowback caused by MI6's support for the desctruction of Libya, and asked "Can we really trust the British security services to investigate their own behaviour? Does this episode not raise issues of vital national security? And who gave the approval for such a policy, one that was bound to radicalise at least some of Britain’s Libyan community and provide them with military training and experience they were certain to bring back to the UK?"<ref>''[http://www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2017-05-30/mi6-theresa-may-and-the-manchester-attack/ "MI6, Theresa May and the Manchester attack"]''</ref>
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You would think that, as the reverberations from last week’s Manchester terror attack continue to be felt, the UK media would be scouring through the literal and figurative rubble trying to find leads. After all, is that not what a profit-driven media in a free society is supposed to do?
 
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But in the case of this attack, the [[corporate media]] have demonstrated extreme passivity. They have mostly waited for press releases from the government, police and intelligence services. The only things they seem to be chasing are the families of the deceased. (The one exception has been the admirable [[Peter Oborne]], an old-school, maverick journalist who has long written for the right-wing press, including the ''[[Daily Mail]]''.)
 
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It is not even as though these pampered journalists need to do much of the leg-work themselves. More and more information has come to light online, from “alternative” news sites like [[Middle East Eye]] and [[Al Jazeera]], of the close ties between the British spy agency MI6 and UK-based Libyans, most of them from Manchester.
 
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Back in the late 1990s, MI6 effectively sponsored their trips overseas to become fighters against [[Muammar Gaddafi]]. They came to be known as the [[Libyan Islamic Fighting Group]], or [[LIFG]].
 
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After [[9/11]], the LIFG became a proscribed organisation for its extreme jihadist agenda. But it was back in business with MI6 after 2011 and the [[Arab Spring]]. The fighters were encouraged to travel abroad again to help remove Gaddafi, as Libya became the target of yet more western-sponsored “humanitarian intervention”. [[Salman Abedi]], the young man responsible for the Manchester attack, and his father are believed to have been among them. Abedi would have been only 16 at the time.
 
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So where is the coverage of any of this in the corporate media? Why are journalists not reporting or pursuing these leads? Can we really trust the British security services to investigate their own behaviour? Does this episode not raise issues of vital national security?
 
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And who gave the approval for such a policy, one that was bound to radicalise at least some of Britain’s Libyan community and provide them with military training and experience they were certain to bring back to the UK?
 
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And here’s the rub. Because when MI6 began funnelling British-Libyan fighters to Libya in 2011, [[Theresa May]] was [[Home Secretary]]. May must have known of the MI6 policy and doubtless approved it. And now she is in the midst of a [[UK/2017 General Election|general election campaign]]. If she loses, [[Jeremy Corbyn]] is placed to become prime minister in her stead. That is not a prospect any of the corporate media appear willing to accept, even the supposedly left-liberal elements of it, like ''[[The Guardian]]''.
 
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And so the story of MI6 and May, their sponsorship of Islamic jihadism, and the likely “blowback” the UK just experienced in Manchester is a sleeping dog no one seems willing to disturb.
 
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Meanwhile, Corbyn is under assault from May and the corporate media for trying to raise the connection between UK foreign policy and the "terrorism" it has spawned.<ref>''[http://www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2017-05-30/mi6-theresa-may-and-the-manchester-attack/ "MI6, Theresa May and the Manchester attack"]''</ref>
 
  
 
For more, check out these stories:
 
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Revision as of 01:07, 16 March 2024

Event.png 2017 Manchester bombing (bombing,  mid-level deep event,  false flag?) Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Manchester Arena.jpg
Manchester Arena: 21,000-seat auditorium
Date22 May 2017
LocationManchester,  England
Blamed onSalman Abedi
Type Suicide bombing
Deaths22
Injured (non-fatal)119
Interest ofRichard Hall
DescriptionA highly suspicious 2017 bombing in Manchester, UK, that reportedly killed 22 people and injured hundreds. Provided a pretext for suspending campaigning in the UK/2017 General Election

On 22 May 2017, a bombing at the Manchester Arena at the end of a concert by Ariana Grande killed 22 people and injuring 119. The BBC reported that "Salman Abedi was named by police as the suicide bomber shortly after the attack". Police were called to the scene of the bombing at 22:33 local time, along with medical personnel.[1] The Islamic State reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.[2] In March 2024, Iain Davis published The Manchester Arena False Flag about the event and about the persecution of Richard D. Hall.[3]

Campaigning suspended

Campaigning for the #GE2017 was suspended.[4] Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said it was a "terrible and traumatic time" and it was important to "come together".[5][6]

Suspect's Libyan links

On 23 May 2017, Greater Manchester Police named the suicide bomb suspect as Salman Abedi.[7] Safia Aoude posted on Facebook:

"One of terrorist leader Abdelhakim Belhadj's mentally challenged "freedom warriors" blew himself up in the middle of women and children in Manchester. These are the drugged animals UK and NATO stupidly gave political and military support in February 2011. And you didn't see this coming?!?"[8]

Arrests

Suicide bomber Salman Abedi, with brothers Ismail and Hashem, and father Ramadan Abedi

Older brother Ismail Abedi, 23, was arrested in Chorlton on 23 May 2017, a day after the terror attack on Manchester Arena which killed 22 people including seven children. Two weeks later, a spokesman for Greater Manchester police said:

"A 23-year-old man, who was arrested in connection with the investigation into the attack at Manchester Arena has today, Monday 5 June 2017, been released without charge."[9]

On 25 May 2017, the father and younger brother of suicide bomber Salman Abedi were arrested in Tripoli, according to a spokesman for the Special Deterrence Force, a Libyan "counter-terrorism" force. The father, Ramadan Abedi, was arrested outside his home in the Tripoli suburb of Ayn Zara on Wednesday afternoon. A witness said he was handcuffed by armed men who drove him away in two unmarked vehicles.

Hashem Abedi, younger brother of the suicide bomber, was also detained Tuesday evening on suspicion of links to Islamic State, spokesman Ahmed Bin Salem said. He did not give any details on the reasons why the father was arrested.

Hashem Abedi had been in touch with attacker Salman Abedi, Bin Salem said, and was suspected of planning to carry out an attack in the Libyan capital:

“We have evidence that he is involved in Daesh (Islamic State) with his brother. We have been following him for more than one month and a half. He was in contact with his brother and he knew about the attack.”

Bin Salem said the younger brother Hashem Abedi had travelled from London to Tripoli on 16 April 2017.

Salman Abedi, 22, was born in Britain to Libyan parents. Amber Rudd, Britain’s interior minister, said earlier that he had recently returned from Libya and had likely not acted alone. His father lives in Tripoli.[10]

On 27 January 2020, Hashem Abedi went on trial at the Old Bailey and on 17 March 2020, a jury convicted him after less than five hours of deliberation.[11] On 20 August 2020, the brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi was sentenced to at least 55 years in prison.[12]

MI5 turns a blind eye

In an article dated 25 May 2017, the MailOnline reported:

  • Former fighters including Libyan exiles and British-Libyan residents described how MI5 'sorted' their travel.
  • British government is said to have adopted an 'open door' policy for fighters willing to travel to fight Gaddafi.
  • Comes as Home Secretary Amber Rudd admitted authorities knew of the Manchester bomber Salman Abedi.
  • Those who travelled fought alongside Islamic militants despite being subject travel bans for posing a threat.[13]

MI6, Theresa May and the Manchester attac k

On 30 May 2017, Jonathan Cook published an article entitled MI6, Theresa May and the Manchester attack", which depicted the attack as blowback caused by MI6's support for the desctruction of Libya, and asked "Can we really trust the British security services to investigate their own behaviour? Does this episode not raise issues of vital national security? And who gave the approval for such a policy, one that was bound to radicalise at least some of Britain’s Libyan community and provide them with military training and experience they were certain to bring back to the UK?"[14]

For more, check out these stories:

Extradite Abedi Père et Fils from Libya

Suicide bomber Salman Abedi's father Ramadan Abedi and younger brother Hashem Abedi have been detained in Libya on "terrorism" charges.[15]

In 1992, Prime Minister John Major demanded that the two Libyan Lockerbie bombing suspects Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Lamin Khalifah Fhimah be extradited to stand trial in the UK.

Why isn't Theresa May demanding the extradition of Abedi Père et Fils from Libya to face charges here, asks Emeritus Professor of Lockerbie Studies, Patrick Haseldine?[16]

Six months and counting

On 1 November 2017, the Daily Mail reported that Assistant Chief Constable Russ Jackson, of Greater Manchester Police and head of the North West Counter Terrorism Unit (NWCTU) had a warrant for the arrest of Hashem Abedi:

"I can now say that, following a review of the evidence by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), we have applied for and been granted a warrant for the arrest of Hashem Abedi. The arrest warrant relates to the murder of 22 people, the attempted murder of others who were injured and conspiracy to cause an explosion.
"Hashem Abedi is currently detained in Libya and the CPS has now requested that Libyan authorities consider his extradition back to the United Kingdom. We are grateful for the Libyan authorities considering this request. You will appreciate that we must not do or say anything that might prejudice a fair trial and that this remains an ongoing investigation."

Russ Jackson said the warrant was issued by a judge at Westminster Magistrates' Court in the last fortnight, approved by Home Secretary Amber Rudd and the extradition request handed over to the authorities in Libya.[17]

According to The Guardian, Hassan al-Houni, a spokesman for the internationally recognised government in Tripoli, said:

“An official request has been received through the Libyan ministry of foreign affairs and the Libyan authorities are cooperating to process it in accordance with Libyan legal procedures. No decision has been taken yet.”

Days after the Manchester bombing in May, the Special Deterrence Force (Rada), a counter-terrorism and anti-crime group aligned with Islamic extremist Abdelhakim Belhadj, arrested Hashem Abedi and the brothers’ father Ramadan Abedi. The father was released in August.[18]

Response

The Independent reported that a victim of the 7/7 Bombings, only a few hours after the bombing "Tony Walter, 52, say he took his own life because he “didn’t want to live in a world where these terror attacks continue”... His friends claimed the most recent attack in Manchester, combined with the stabbing at Westminster in March, triggered traumatic memories."[19]

Public inquiry

Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi radicalised by NATO-trained terrorist - inquiry

The emergency services were criticised.

The youngest victim had "un-survivable injuries".[20]


 

Related Quotation

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Hanif Qadir“I could have prevented [the 2017?] London terrorist attacks”Hanif Qadir2017

 

Related Documents

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:Importing Jihadi Terror to the UK – Cui Bonoblog post25 September 2018Craig MurrayImporting the White Helmets into the UK is obviously nuts if your purpose is to minimise jihadi activity in the UK
Document:MI6, Theresa May and the Manchester attackArticle30 May 2017Jonathan CookAnd so the story of MI6 and Theresa May, their sponsorship of Islamic jihadism, and the likely “blowback” the UK just experienced in Manchester is a sleeping dog no one seems willing to disturb.
Document:Manchester Alleged Suicide Bomber Linked to Libya Islamic Fighting GroupArticle24 May 2017'Tony Cartalucci'The British government is directly responsible for the Manchester Arena bombing. It had foreknowledge of LIFG’s existence and likely its activities within British territory and not only failed to act, but appears to have actively harboured this community of extremists for its own geopolitical and domestic agenda.
Document:Manchester atrocity: UK government must come clean about its relationship with Libyan IslamistsArticle6 June 2017Mohamed El-DoufaniThe perpetrator of the Manchester atrocity, British-born Libyan Salman al-Abedi, 22, is largely the product of the policy pursued by successive British governments – Conservative and Labour – towards Libya.
Document:Theresa May pushing for UK intervention in Syria following Manchester attackArticle25 May 2017Whitney WebbJeremy Corbyn Says What We All Knew: The War On Terror Isn’t Working
Document:Theresa May's personal role in facilitating terror attacksvideo5 June 2017Dan GlazebrookTheresa May and her Cabinet are complicit in murder. They are war criminals. If the principles established by the Nuremberg Tribunal after World War II were applied, they would be hung.

 

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References

  1. ↑ "Manchester Arena attack: What we know so far"
  2. ↑ "ISIS Claims Deadly Ariana Grande Concert Bombing That Killed 22"
  3. ↑ https://off-guardian.org/2024/03/07/the-manchester-arena-false-flag/
  4. ↑ "General election campaigning suspended after Manchester attack"
  5. ↑ "Terrible and traumatic time"
  6. ↑ "CORBYN SPEAKS TO MANCHESTER VICTIMS, FAMILIES – AND AGAINST DIVISION"
  7. ↑ "Manchester suicide bomber named by police"
  8. ↑ "Salman Abedi: One of terrorist leader Abdelhakim Belhadj's mentally challenged 'freedom warriors'"
  9. ↑ "Brother of Manchester bomber Salman Abedi released without charge"
  10. ↑ "Father, Brother of Manchester Suicide Bomber Arrested in Tripoli"
  11. ↑ "Manchester Arena bombing trial live: Hashem Abedi found GUILTY of every charge he faced"
  12. ↑ "Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi sentenced to at least 55 years in prison"
  13. ↑ "Rebels living in England claim UK government let them travel to Libya to fight Gaddafi - even though they were subject to counter-terrorism orders - as investigators probe Abedi's visits to Tripoli"
  14. ↑ "MI6, Theresa May and the Manchester attack"
  15. ↑ "Rebels living in England claim UK government let them travel to Libya to fight Gaddafi - even though they were subject to counter-terrorism orders - as investigators probe Abedi's visits to Tripoli"
  16. ↑ "Why isn't Mrs May demanding their extradition?"
  17. ↑ "Libyan militia holding Manchester Arena bombing suspect wanted over 22 murders refuse to say whether they will extradite him to face UK justice"
  18. ↑ "Extradition of Manchester bomber's brother being processed by Libya"
  19. ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/77-2005-bombing-survivor-tony-walter-takes-life-manchester-attack-westminster-trauma-a7761466.html
  20. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-59509166
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